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Newsletter: July 2014
Let’s professionalize the professionals…
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It was jokingly said that whereas all the countries have armies, it is Pakistani Army which has got the
country. Soon same expression underwent change and in reference to Nepal it was said that, ‘all
terrorists aspire to rule a Nation whereas now ruling is to nationalize the terrorists in Nepal! The
Maoists were not even comfortable in changing role they were to play from terrorists to ruling outfit
that something dramatic has happened in Syria and Iraq!
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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(ISIS) has reportedly declared the
areas it occupies in Iraq and Syria
as a new Islamic state, removing
Iraq and the Levant from its name.
ISIS declares its territories a new
Islamic state with 'restoration of
caliphate' in Middle East. It is
known as Islamic State of
Khorasan. The Militants name Abu
Bakr al-Baghdadi as Caliph in a
move representing 'new era of
international jihad'. The
announcement will see ISIS now
simply refer to itself as ‘The Islamic
State’, and the group has called on
al-Qa’ida and other related militant Sunni factions operating in the region to immediately pledge their
allegiance.
In recent fast paced advances, ISIS has captured large areas of western and northern Iraq and for
two years has held parts of Syria, imposing a harsh interpretation of Islamic law and in many cases,
killing large numbers of opposition Shia Muslims.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has voiced support for Kurdish statehood, taking a
position that appears to clash with the US preference to keep sectarian war-torn Iraq united.
Netanyahu has called for the establishment of an independent Kurdistan as part of a broader alliance
with moderate forces across the region, adding that Israel would have to maintain a long-term military
presence in the West Bank even after any future peace agreement with the Palestinians. This
posturing will lead to more deaths and destruction.
We have much more mayhem and madness to witness before order is restored in the region.

“When a man in soul, the intellect is dead, unchecked evil prevails” – so said
Eckhart! Certain things are for certain, and must happen with passage of time.
These could both be positive or negative. Let us face the reality; most of these
are negative in nature. Pearl S Buck, in ‘The Good Earth’ stated that, ‘when
the rich get too rich, the poor shall not sit back but react to correct the

imbalance’.
That the ‘rate of crimes shall definitely continue to rise’ should be the foregone deduction of the
conditions prevailing in our society. Because…
 Inflation rates notwithstanding, the money shall continue to buy less and less.
 The good old values shall continue to erode.
 The forces of nature shall continue to be challenged by the technology growth.
 Industrialization and mechanization shall continue to affect the nature adversely, thereby
adding to the pollution and environmental degradation.
 Our vulnerabilities in the areas of fire, safety and security are going to go up!
 We need to focus on Total Loss Prevention Program (TLPP)
The ruthless ambitious nature of the human being shall continue to harness unhealthy competition.
This shall result in personal aggrandizement of wealth in the hands of the few, conversely poverty
shall increase, and so shall the numbers that shall be afflicted by it. All the deteriorating conditions
shall have multiplier adverse effect on the security and safety of our society, as also the Corporate
and Industry.
The prevailing conditions in India have focused every body’s attention to the security measures in the
industry which started taking appropriate measures in this regard. The concerted and tangible
attempts by the industries have been visible since last three decades as far as security manpower is
concerned. Introduction of technical gadgets is hardly a decade old phenomenon.
Three developments are taking place in India –
 Opening-up of economy in last decade and despite odds, most stable
 Tremendous development of Information technology
 Realization that India can, and, will be a major power in the world, and, efforts of Industries to
get ready for it.
As a result ‘Industrial Security’ has gained importance and it is being treated as profit making activity.
We all have a responsibility to safeguard the company’s assets and interests, including its name,
image and reputation, by treating all company property with the same respect as we would our own.
Bloom time or gloom time, security and safety industry is going to grow as during bloom time asset
creation and profit making will lead to enhanced security and gloom time will lead to depression, short
supply and high demands and will lead to anarchy when higher security is needed by
Industry. Safety will be hand-in-hand with changing security landscapes.
As in war, in field of security it is not who is right, but who is ‘left’. We will be known not by what we
have done, but, by what we have not done!
Let’s do it right!!!

D.C. Nath, IPS (Retd.)
Mr. DC Nath is Chief Patron of International Council of Security & Safety
Management. Superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director,
Intelligence Bureau, Mr. D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) has been a visiting faculty to a
number of Institutes (like the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Lal Bahadur Shastri
National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) and Academies, including
Management Training Institutes, covering different aspects of security and
industrial security management.
He is recipient of both the honors available in the police service, namely, Indian
Police Medal for meritorious services and the President’s Police Medal for
distinguished services. His name figures in the American Police Hall of Fame, a Trust of the US National
Association of Chiefs of Police. In December 2010, the International Who’s Who Historical Society included
his name in the 2010-2011 edition of the “International Who’s Who of Professionals”.
It is a common sarcasm to say that the medical profession is the largest profession. There is hardly
anyone who does not or who cannot prescribe a medicine the moment one hears of a disease.
Slightly on a similar scale, any one with police or army background almost intuitively or instantly lays
claim on being an expert in security – no matter what kind of security is being referred to. The fact
that many such claimants might not have had any security-related assignment whatsoever during
their long service career is a distinct possibility and a fact of life.
In this situation, it is difficult where and how to start analyzing the factors leading to a successful
industrial security career. Do the present-day industrial security practitioners really have any
professional training or one might even say, indoctrination into what industrial security is? The
answer generally is in the negative. There are many factors to explain this situation and it is not
intended to put blame on any individual. By and large, there is considerable lack of institutional
training in this field. Even where some such system is available, proportionately more attention is
focused on making young entrants physically fit and mentally alert in security duties. Resultantly, not
much emphasis is paid on teaching the basic concepts of industrial security. It was a sad experience
while talking to some young or budding industrial security managers that many of them were not
really cognizant about the different facets of industrial security, as it has come to develop in the
modern days. Most of them remain engaged in supervision and guiding guard duties and some of
them excel in that as well, without ever knowing or appreciating the overall concepts or problems of
security. That is unfortunate. Lack of adequate knowledge content stands in their way of turning into
true professionals which they must become at all cost.
Where does really industrial security start? It starts with security survey. Is that often done? A
security manager receives an assignment of guarding or escorting. He completes his assignment
successfully and feels contented. Thus all the skill or talents he might have had get rusted. He
receives no systematic exposure to what industrial security is really comprised of. Then, security
assignments are indeed varied, such as, bank security, office security, shop security, M.S. building
security, open area residential security, plant security, etc. Yes, guarding and patrolling are essential
and basic to the security needs in these assignments but the overall security perception would

certainly require more than these basic skills. Very soon it happens that the security managers start
feeling neglected as belonging to a second class profession, so to say, put under the charge of
Administration or Personnel or HRD Department, to many of whom security management or
arrangement is an anathema. This is notwithstanding the fact that at times one finds good HRD Chief
with the correct security perception.
A true security professional will, however, have to start from there or from this situation. How should
he or she go about it? A few questions would clarify. Does he or she think about the overall scope of
security in his/her assignment, particularly if it is in any installation or in office or any such big unit?
This thinking exercise is imperative so as to develop the correct perception of the task in hand.
Does the security expert maintain any record to build up database, which is absolutely necessary to
drive home any contentious issues not otherwise acceptable? Often there is lethargy in drawing up
the factual record of an incident where security has played some definite role under the misconceived
perception that it was unimportant or might not be taken note of. The strength of a security unit will lie
primarily on record or database built up over a period of time. Facts speak for themselves if
marshaled and projected in a professional manner.
Does a security expert think that he is a drain on the management unless he could prove the positive
aspects of his function? It is more or less like the law enforcement machinery in the society. The
police were generally considered a necessary evil but now enlightened citizens cannot turn blind eye
to the social and corrective role of the police in the society. Similarly, many will not like a security
functionary but the latter will have to have the missionary zeal to befriend others and make them
understand their role in security, i.e., security is the concern of all.
In order to achieve success, a security officer will have to prepare periodical reports or individual
case studies or even normal incident reports in a manner bringing out the implications of an incident,
such as, if some steps were not taken, what further loss would have resulted or what further dangers
will lurk ahead. A security expert will have to visualize and may perhaps have to imagine realistically,
to put this in a figure of speech fashion, to work out the loss prevention aspect of security functions.
All this, however, is not so simple or easy. A security expert will have to acquaint himself with the
functioning of all other departments to appreciate their relevance to the management concerned,
which by and large and basically is to earn profit. An inter-departmental exposure to various functions
and adaptation of an inter-disciplinary approach have often paid dividends hands down. Many
security experts will be amazed to know that not infrequently extremely valuable suggestions relevant
to security have come from non-security personnel.
An aspect often lost sight of or is not considered relevant is the intelligence angle behind security
functions. Even without having had problems, such as, relating to business espionage, intelligence
input is essential not only for success but for survival as well. This had been true in the beginning of
human civilization and holds good even today.
A pitfall often noticed among many security experts is the lack of orientation towards modern or the-state-
of-the-art technological aids now available to security. This is primarily because of the financial
implications, as on the face of it security equipment require initial investment not easily seen to be
commensurate with the apparent or immediate result. Systematic efforts will be required to
demonstrate and prove how such technical measures will eventually be cost-effective and prove to

be economical. There has to be a correct mix of men and machine in working out a typical integrated
security system. This needs knowledge and self-education. In these days of stiff competition where
the management themselves find it difficult to survive unless well up in business strategy, security
experts will also have to learn to anticipate and adjust to face emerging challenges which keep on
changing both in variety and quality. A proactive approach backed up by professional knowledge and
commitment integrating oneself with the management is the need of the day.
Another basic drawback a security expert needs to guard against in order to achieve any kind of
success is lack of knowledge about the management’s overall perception or attitude towards security.
Whereas a security expert will have to bring round his management to the correct line of security
concern, he in his turn needs to merge himself with the business trend so to say. He will have to
make efforts to fit in and justify his existence proving that security is not an unnecessary expense but
an essential management tool and function. After all, no management will like to place themselves in
any insecure position but the onus is on the security practitioners to prove that they can provide the
same – both in physical and financial terms.
All successful men in life have necessarily been able leaders. There cannot, therefore, be any
gainsaying the fact that a security manager has to develop himself into a good leader, confident in his
professional outlook, committed to discharging his tasks with honesty and integrity, looking after his
men with love and care, while gearing up himself all the time to face emerging challenges with
determination.
To sum up, a security practitioner, aspiring to make a successful career will have to:
 think, learn and learn
 be a true and knowledgeable professional
 apply himself with commitment
 build up database with case studies
 prove his worth or usefulness
 have intelligence back-up system
 know about the business in totality
 adopt an inter-disciplinary approach
 integrate with the management
 be a true leader of men
Success cannot, and will not, elude such a security practitioner!

Capt G Raj Kumar is ICISS State Councilor for Andhra Pradesh. He has total 25 years of
experience out of which he served 14 years in the Armed Forces and rest 11 years in the
industry. He has unique distinction of serving in Air forces as well as in Army. While in Armed
Forces he has been extensively involved in Counter Insurgency Operations.
He holds degree of MBA (HRD) from Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur. Presently he is
pursuing a Ph. D in Personnel Management. At present he is working in GAIL and is posted at
Vizag, Andhra Pradesh. A keen sports enthusiast, he represents Andhra Pradesh Badminton
Team. Previously he has played in badminton tournaments conducted by Petroleum Sports
Control Board of India.
He can be reached at grajkumar@gail.co.in
Security professional challenges within are of utmost importance than that of external. It has been
evident that lack of professionalism is haunting the security profession, of late. As the threats have
seemingly complex and are faceless. Adding fuel to the fire, the rapid growth of technology is aiding
the anti-socials / thieves to have edge over us. Crimes of faceless, boundary less, virtual, remote-controlled,
hi-tech and criminal cosmopolitanism have further burdened our shoulders. To my insight,
in this environment the only way to survive is to follow the way as enumerated by the great Sun Tzu -
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred
battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also
suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every
battle”.
Thus it is warranting us to be more tech-savvy and forethoughtful. As everyone in this profession
would agree with me that unlike other departments or professions, we do not have scope of pass
percentage or % of target achieved. We have only two parameters i.e., either we pass or fail. In other
words, we may conclude saying that if we provide an incident free period, we may call it 100%
success.
In recent times, more and more companies are tilting towards technology and acquiring various
technical gadgets in a big way. Everyone talks about CCTV, Baggage Scanners of various types,
Bollards, Access Control Systems, etc.
It is definitely a good sign, but then, there are certain aspects which need to be deliberated upon for a
better output and ROI (return on Investment). Technology abundance, variety of gadgets and
mushrooming business firms selling them has created a type of confusion in the minds of us i.e. end-users
/ security professionals. This is an inherent challenge we are facing now. In this situation either
we depend on some technical departments or copy the specifications from someone who have
already done some homework on this.
The other intriguing aspect of present day is that someone has installed a high-tech security gadget,
and, we decide to install similar or preferably a better or higher technology gadget in our organization.
This results into a situation when most of the advanced features and applications remain unused or
undesired. Someone has said that, “If we think that technology is going to solve all our problems then
we either do not understand our problems or we do not understand the technology!”

I am of firm opinion that ‘Science is good servant, but a bad master’! Let us use it optimally. Let us
not totally depend on technology. Technology after all is as good as men behind the machine!
Emphasis on human resources improvement / development should be given priority at par with
technology. Whereby, the technology would complement the manpower to get maximum benefit
/outcome. In this process there are certain points which I would like bring out here:
 Man behind the machine has equal or more importance than the gadget. Hence, to be given due
diligence in selecting.
 Train and re-train the available human resources at our disposal for augmentation of existing
security set-up.
 Acquire compatible, suitable and relevant security gadgets rather than going for sake of it or
following others or going for higher technology.
 Lack of customer oriented and suiting software for various technical gadgets available in the
market and complex & ever changing nature of threats compelling us to declare gadgets as
‘obsolete’ in very short period.
 Adding to this is rapid technological advancement and substandard equipment floating in the
markets. The price range of these equipment is mind boggling. You would get a CCTV camera
with almost similar specifications for a very surprising price range. One can use a Rs.350 camera
brought from Gaffar Market, New Delhi or use a reputed brand camera costing almost Rs.7,000/-,
the quality of the footage has no drastic difference. This is an example to state that the range is
wider.
 There is a short-fall or slackness in developing a road map for implementing a well-planned
enterprise level integrated security systems set-up. Most of the organizations go for a piece-meal
procurement and installation of few security gadgets. We as professionals can chalk out a plan
for systematized implementation of ‘Enterprise Security Solution’. Wherein any gadget procured
should fall in the already chalked out plan only. This way one can, over a period of time,
implement the road map and integrate the gadgets on one platform. This we may call it enterprise
security umbrella. This is good for bigger organizations as well as small organizations or
residential houses/apartment.
 We, Security professionals, should develop a habit of making notes of events, incidents,
accidents and other activities nearby or concerning.
By generating lot of data, we should also be able to analyse the same and put to use for benefit our
profession. As it is rightly said that “Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to the bigger
changes that are to come”. Many organizations do not take in to account the security aspect at
blue print stage whereby end-up in spending a lot in modifying the already built structures /
perimeters. In many western countries, and, in fact in many of our country’s top business houses, the
Security Department’s input is considered at blue print stage itself. Here it is the security
professional’s task in proving his / her competence by implementing CPTED (Crime Prevention
through Environmental Design). This helps the management decisions, since it gives due importance
and value for environment as well as aesthetics. Finally come what may be, the vital element of
Industrial Security or Residential Security or any form of security is ‘right manpower’ for it to be
effective and efficient.
The established wisdom of criminology is “Crime follows Opportunity”, hence our prime motto
should be “Opportunity Reduction”. To my knowledge, common-sense, forethought, planning,

timely implementation, system monitoring including feedback, review and redesigning are the vital
elements of security profession. With this emerges a thumb rule of Security ‘ASC’:
Assume Nothing Suspect Anything Check Everything
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